[Sca-cooks] Personal Iron Chef Challenge

[jenne at fiedlerfamily.net]

> I'm very sorry to hear that there was a death in the family, and that
> you had to miss the funeral.  But, I must say that I do not admire your
> dedication to this hobby.  Everybody is responsible for ranking friends,
> family, hobbies, jobs, pets, etc. in order of personal and practical
> importance.

Yes, that's true.

In choosing to do a feast
> you commit to a great responsibility to your friends, and I do not look
> on that lightly.  But, familial responsibility trumps that.

As you said above, one puts one's responsiblities in order for oneself,
not for others. One also makes value judgements about life events. Some
people consider funerals less important than other life-changing events
(since the person in question is not there, after all).

-- Jadwiga Zajaczkowa
jenne at fiedlerfamily.net OR jenne at tulgey.browser.net OR jahb at lehigh.edu
"Are you finished? If you're finished, you'll have to put down the spoon."